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| subject_name  =Edward Aylesworth Perry
 
| subject_name  =Edward Aylesworth Perry
 
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| date_of_birth  =[[15 March]] [[1831]]
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| date_of_birth  =[[March 15]], [[1831]]
 
| place_of_birth =Richmond, Mass.
 
| place_of_birth =Richmond, Mass.
| date_of_death  =[[15 October]] [[1889]]
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| date_of_death  =[[October 15]], [[1889]]
 
| place_of_death =Kerrville, Texas
 
| place_of_death =Kerrville, Texas
 
| occupation    =Attorney, civic leader, Confederate soldier
 
| occupation    =Attorney, civic leader, Confederate soldier
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| religion      =[[:Category:Episcopalians|Episcopalian]]
 
| spouse        =[[Virginia Taylor Perry|Virginia Taylor]]
 
| spouse        =[[Virginia Taylor Perry|Virginia Taylor]]
 
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'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''']]'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''' ([[1831]]–[[1889]]), occasionally known as '''E. A. Perry''' was a prominent Pensacolian of the late 19th century.  He is perhaps best known as the fourteenth Governor of Florida ([[1885]]–[[1889]]).
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'''Edward Aylesworth Perry''' ([[1831]]–[[1889]]), occasionally known as '''E. A. Perry''' was a prominent Pensacolian of the late 19th century.  He is perhaps best known as the fourteenth Governor of Florida ([[1885]]–[[1889]]).
  
 
Perry served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general.
 
Perry served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general.
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He died on [[October 15]], [[1889]] of a stroke while visiting Kerrville, Texas.
  
 
Perry is buried in [[St. John’s Cemetery]] 2 North, Section 15.
 
Perry is buried in [[St. John’s Cemetery]] 2 North, Section 15.
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Namesake of [[Perry Avenue]].
  
 
==Other images==
 
==Other images==
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Image:Edward Perry.jpg|Date unknown
 
Image:Edward Perry.jpg|Date unknown
 
Image:Eaperry2.jpg|c. 1861-1865
 
Image:Eaperry2.jpg|c. 1861-1865
 
Image:GovEAPerry.jpg|1885 gubernatorial portrait
 
Image:GovEAPerry.jpg|1885 gubernatorial portrait
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Image:EAPerry2.jpg|Date unknown
 
Image:ScottishRiteMasonic.jpg|The [[Scottish Rite Masonic Center]], also known as the Perry House, which Edward A. Perry inhabited between 1882 and 1889.
 
Image:ScottishRiteMasonic.jpg|The [[Scottish Rite Masonic Center]], also known as the Perry House, which Edward A. Perry inhabited between 1882 and 1889.
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==External link==
 
==External link==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Perry Wikipedia article]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Perry Wikipedia article]
  
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[[Category:Confederate soldiers|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Attorneys|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Civic leaders|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Episcopalians|Perry, Edward A.]] [[Category:Street namesakes|Perry, Edward A.]]

Latest revision as of 17:13, 29 January 2009

Edward Aylesworth Perry
Eaperry3.jpg
Born March 15, 1831
Richmond, Mass.
Died October 15, 1889
Kerrville, Texas
Occupation Attorney, civic leader, Confederate soldier
Religion Episcopalian
Spouse Virginia Taylor

Edward Aylesworth Perry (18311889), occasionally known as E. A. Perry was a prominent Pensacolian of the late 19th century. He is perhaps best known as the fourteenth Governor of Florida (18851889).

Perry served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to brigadier general.

He died on October 15, 1889 of a stroke while visiting Kerrville, Texas.

Perry is buried in St. John’s Cemetery 2 North, Section 15.

Namesake of Perry Avenue.

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